diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/web/rest/dto/metrics/ExerciseInformationDTO.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/web/rest/dto/metrics/ExerciseInformationDTO.java
index 6e5068ff5654..15d5add87c68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/web/rest/dto/metrics/ExerciseInformationDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/artemis/web/rest/dto/metrics/ExerciseInformationDTO.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object other) {
         }
 
         if (other instanceof ExerciseInformationDTO otherDTO) {
+            // Compare all fields for equality, for dates the isEqual method is used to compare the date and time
             return id == otherDTO.id && shortName.equals(otherDTO.shortName) && title.equals(otherDTO.title) && start.isEqual(otherDTO.start) && due.isEqual(otherDTO.due)
                     && type.equals(otherDTO.type);
         }